Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Do you know why I often ask Christians, "What's the biggest thing you've asked God for this week?" I remind them that they are going to God, The Father, the Maker of the Universe, The One who holds the world in His hands. What did you ask God for? Did ...
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
From When I Don't Desire God (page 151), on how to pray over your Bible reading:
I—(Incline!) The first thing my soul needs is an inclination toward God and his Word. Without that, nothing else will happen of any value in my life. I must want to know God and read ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
David Powlison chimes in here...
I've known many people whose relationship with God was significantly transformed as they started to speak up with their Father. Previously, "prayer" fizzled out in the internal buzz of self-talk and distractions, worries and responsibilities. Previously, what they thought of as prayer involved certain religious feelings, ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Some thoughts by Justin Taylor:
In listening to an old lecture recently by J. I. Packer, he made the comment that it was not until after the 17th century (as far as he could tell) that people started doing silent prayers and reading as opposed to praying and reading out loud.
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